Erie man charged with having stolen shotgun

An Erie man faces charges after city police said they caught him running along an eastside street with a loaded shotgun on Monday afternoon.

Bryce D. Moffett, 27, of the 600 block of Euclid Avenue, was jailed on $7,500 bond after he was arraigned by Erie 1st Ward District Judge Sue Mack Monday night on charges of receiving stolen property and disorderly conduct.

Police said Moffett was caught running in the 2100 block of Wallace Street with a loaded, sawed-off shotgun on Monday at about 3:15 p.m. The gun was reported stolen from Mill Village in March, according to the criminal complaint filed in the case.